diff --git a/javascript/hints.js b/javascript/hints.js
index 65a67d50..9d3eecf3 100644
--- a/javascript/hints.js
+++ b/javascript/hints.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ titles = {
 
     "Images filename pattern": "Use following tags to define how filenames for images are chosen: [steps], [cfg], [prompt], [prompt_spaces], [width], [height], [sampler], [seed], [model_hash], [prompt_words], [date]; leave empty for default.",
     "Directory name pattern": "Use following tags to define how subdirectories for images and grids are chosen: [steps], [cfg], [prompt], [prompt_spaces], [width], [height], [sampler], [seed], [model_hash], [prompt_words], [date]; leave empty for default.",
+    "Max prompt words": "Set the maximum number of words to be used in the [prompt_words] option; ATTENTION: If the words are too long, they may exceed the maximum length of the file path that the system can handle",
 
     "Loopback": "Process an image, use it as an input, repeat.",
     "Loops": "How many times to repeat processing an image and using it as input for the next iteration",
diff --git a/modules/images.py b/modules/images.py
index d1707263..4926d800 100644
--- a/modules/images.py
+++ b/modules/images.py
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ invalid_filename_prefix = ' '
 invalid_filename_postfix = ' .'
 re_nonletters = re.compile(r'[\s'+string.punctuation+']+')
 max_filename_part_length = 128
-max_prompt_words = 8
 
 
 def sanitize_filename_part(text, replace_spaces=True):
@@ -263,6 +262,8 @@ def sanitize_filename_part(text, replace_spaces=True):
 
 
 def apply_filename_pattern(x, p, seed, prompt):
+    max_prompt_words = opts.directories_max_prompt_words
+
     if seed is not None:
         x = x.replace("[seed]", str(seed))
 
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 5ffaefc5..2918efbd 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class Options:
         "save_to_dirs": OptionInfo(False, "Save images to a subdirectory"),
         "grid_save_to_dirs": OptionInfo(False, "Save grids to subdirectory"),
         "directories_filename_pattern": OptionInfo("", "Directory name pattern"),
+        "directories_max_prompt_words": OptionInfo(8, "Max prompt words", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "step": 1}),
         "outdir_samples": OptionInfo("", "Output directory for images; if empty, defaults to two directories below", component_args=hide_dirs),
         "outdir_txt2img_samples": OptionInfo("outputs/txt2img-images", 'Output directory for txt2img images', component_args=hide_dirs),
         "outdir_img2img_samples": OptionInfo("outputs/img2img-images", 'Output directory for img2img images', component_args=hide_dirs),